The Broncos designated receiver Brandon Marshall as a first-round restricted free agent. This means if another team tries to sign Marshall, the Broncos would be entitled to a first-round draft pick in the 2010 draft.

Marshall would also receive a $2.521 million salary, a slight bump from the $2.198 million he made last season. The first-round tender should help facilitate a trade as it makes Marshall palatable for other teams to consider acquiring him _ the highest tender would have demanded a first- and third-round draft pick as compensation _ yet it would give the Broncos fair value in return.

So there's the asking price, how long until he's moved on? Who thinks we take a shot at this?

I'd give up our first for him in a heartbeat if I knew he wouldn't Pacman on us. Thats just it though, you don't know, which is why the Broncos have opened the door for him to leave. The question now becomes 'is he worth the gamble'?

It looks like Baltimore may be close to signing Kevin Walter, the WR from the Houston Texans. Peter King believes the Ravens will not make a bid for Marshall.

I would not mind seeing Miami do a deal like the Jets did with the Chargers of offering a 2nd round pick in 2011. Marshall comes with so much baggage that I don't know if any team will want to offer the 1st round pick.

It has come out in the trial in the murder of Darrant Williams that the situation escalated because of Marshall and a friend continuing to get into it with Willie Clark, the guy that is accused of murdering Durrant.